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Bolstering The Bridge To Instructional Improvement: Librarian Self-Assessment And Strategic Planning For Information Literacy Program Development, Maria T. Accardi

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2010

How can a small academic library navigate the churning waters of limited resources and arrive in the land of information literacy instructional improvement? By building a bridge of assessment! This presentation will examine how a library instruction program can engineer assessment methods to bolster this path to instructional improvement. Drawing on my own experiences as Coordinator of Instruction at Indiana University Southeast, I'll discuss how I created a librarian self-assessment survey based on the ACRL Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators. The results of this survey provided structural supports for program assessment, growth, and development.

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Librarians As Improvisers: An Improvisational Approach To Teaching Information Literacy, Anthony Stamatoplos, Edward Trout

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2010

Using an improvisational approach in the classroom, librarians can address their own predetermined objectives and also respond to unanticipated questions and concerns as they emerge. Lesson plans and learning outcomes are valuable components of information literacy instruction and assessment; however, they need not imply a rigid approach to teaching. Recent scholarship suggests that using techniques from improvisational theater engages students in their learning and facilitates a responsive and collaborative learning environment. Guided by experienced improvisational actors, participants in this workshop will learn principles of improvisation in a fun and lively setting, and explore ways to apply them to their teaching.